Christie: Meadowlands mall work to restart soon

NEWARK (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie is confident that work on a massive mall complex in New Jersey’s Meadowlands is going to resume soon.

Christie told a gathering at Little Ferry on Wednesday that work will restart at the American Dream complex this quarter.

A spokesman for mall developer Triple Five didn’t give a specific time estimate. Alan Marcus tells The Record of Woodland Park that the company’s confident construction will be under way soon.

The project once known as Xanadu has been stalled for years over financial issues. Recently it has faced opposition from the New York Giants and New York Jets, who claim traffic on game days at MetLife Stadium will be adversely affected by the mall.

The mall is to feature shopping, restaurants, a waterpark and indoor amusement park.